14:20 BST: Police announce they are trying to trace Moat in connection with the shootings.

It also emerges that Moat was previously in a relationship with Miss Stobbart, who is believed to be the mother of his daughter.

Sunday, 4 July

00:45 BST: An armed man, believed to be Moat, shoots a uniformed motor patrol officer on duty at a roundabout at East Denton, to the west of Newcastle. PC David Rathband, 42, is at Newcastle General in a "critical" condition.

06:00 BST: Northumbria police announce that the shooting is linked to the Birtley inquiry.

Chris Brown was shot outside a house in Birtley

Temporary Chief Constable Sue Sim says: "Raoul Thomas Moat is a wanted man. He is very dangerous and shouldn't be approached by a member of the public."

Detectives also say they believe Moat may also hold a grudge against the police.

14:30 BST: Northumbria Police reveals Moat phoned officers in the early hours of the morning to say he believed Miss Stobbart was having an affair with a police officer.

The public are being warned not to approach him. Northumbria Police say they are using all their resources and tactics to track him down.

Monday, 5 July

Extra firearms officers from forces including Cleveland, Humberside, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire and Cumbria, are brought in overnight to join the hunt for Moat.

It emerges that shortly before the attacks began Moat's Facebook status was changed to read: "Just got out of jail, I've lost everything... Watch and see what happens."

11:00 BST: Temporary Chief Constable Sue Sim, of Northumbria Police, tells a news conference the force was warned on Friday by Durham prison that Moat may intend to "cause serious harm to his partner".

PC Rathband was shot as he sat in his car on a roundabout

She says the case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Police also say Miss Stobbart is no longer in a critical condition and has appealed directly to Moat, saying: "Please give yourself up. If you still loved me and our baby you would not be doing this."

22:30 BST: Police release details of a car they want to trace in the search for Moat.

Tuesday, 6 July

A Black Lexus car, thought to have been used by Moat, has been found

A letter apparently written by Moat declares war on the police and promises not to stop "until I'm dead".

Police investigate an armed robbery on Monday 5 July at Seaton Delaval, near Blyth, about 10 miles from Newcastle, carried out by a man with a similar description to Moat.

11:20 BST: A two-mile exclusion zone is set up in the Rothbury area of Northumberland. Residents are advised to stay indoors by Northumbria Police.

11:40 BST: Police reveal that they had been dealing with a hostage situation. However, the two men involved, said to have been taken at the time of the shooting in Birtley, have now been arrested in Rothbury on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.

Wednesday, 7 July

The Police Service of Northern Ireland says it has sent 20 armoured cars to assist Northumbria Police. The Metropolitan Police has sent 40 armed officers.

Temporary Chief Constable Sue Sim says "no stone will be unturned" as she appeals for continuing support from the public.

Police offer a £10,000 reward for information which leads to Moat's capture.

Thursday, 8 July

18:30 BST: A public meeting is held in Rothbury as police urge people to "be vigilant", and agree to station officers outside schools in the town to reassure parents and pupils.

A CCTV image of Moat in a Newcastle shop the day before the first shootings

01:55 BST: An ambulance, accompanied by two police cars, is seen speeding away from Rothbury. The convoy later arrives at Newcastle General Hospital.

01:15 BST: After a six-hour stand-off Moat shoots himself.

Tuesday, 13 July

Inquest into Moat death opens and adjourns. Newcastle coroner David Mitford said Moat died as a result of a gunshot wound to the head.

15 March, 2011

Two men are sentenced to life terms for helping Moat carry out his shooting rampage.

The judge said Ness and Awan's roles in helping Moat could not be minimised

Karl Ness and Qhuram Awan were found guilty of the attempted murder of PC David Rathband, conspiracy to murder and robbery. Ness was also convicted of Chris Brown's murder.

The men denied the charges, and claimed during the five-week trial that they had been held hostage by the gunman.

After they were found guilty, the judge said: "The roles played by these two defendants cannot be minimised.

"While the offences may not have been committed without Moat, it is difficult to see that they could have been committed in the manner they were without Ness and Awan respectively."

14 June

Scott Raisbeck is jailed for 15 months after admitting removing the van Moat used when he injured Samantha Stobbart and killed Chris Brown, and hiding some items from it.

5 September

Inquest into Raoul Moat's death resumes at Newcastle Crown Court.

7 September

A non-approved Taser was fired to try to "capture him alive" to face justice, the inquest hears.

Assistant Chief Constable Steve Ashman said he broke rules to use the pump action, XREP Taser which would enable officers to shoot Moat from a greater distance than standard police issue X-26 Taser pistols.

9 September

A police negotiator tells the inquest jury into Moat's death that he heard what he believed to be two shots before the gunman's head "fell back".

27 September

A jury returns a verdict of suicide at the conclusion of the three-week inquest.

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